Social change and socio -labor conflicts
Introduction
The main objective of this work is to address the concept of social change and socio -labor conflicts, for this we will begin with the concept of social change, highlighting its relevance, as well as its causes, and considerations based on Marx and Weber, we will proceed with the modalities of social conflicts, their causes and consequences and continue with conflicts around work, in which we will propose some examples of conflicts, as well as their possible solutions
To conclude we will relate social and labor conflicts to reach the concept of socio -labor conflicts
For the realization and justification of this work, information from different bibliographic sources has been extraction
- Social change
- Concept
Developing
To begin explaining the concept of social change, it is important to go back to the etymological origin of the two words that compose it; First, the word change can be defined as the step or conversion of one thing in another, in relation to the social word, refers to the belonging to a group or community of people. Starting from that base, called social change as; The modification of the structure of a society. These changes can occur in the values, traditions, norms or material manifestations of the community.
To these definitions it is added that social changes can occur in various ways, so that some are created progressively and others are formed from other phenomena or circumstances.
Another characteristic to add to social changes is that they can arise inside the community or be promoted by the ruling classes
Social changes can be classified in very different ways, such as;
Temporal, which can happen at different times, whether long or short
According to the way they occur; They can be gradual or revolutionaries
According to the impact they have; They can be renovators or destructive
According to its origin; They can be endogenous or exogenous
According to the nature of social changes; They can be structural or short -term
A current example of social change is ecology, that more and more people aware of the importance of the environment and the care of the planet, as well as the relevance of maintain
Causes of social change
The causative elements of social change can be subjective and variants although there are many sociologists that attribute a single causative factor of this change.
Among the elements of social change can be pointed out:
- Economic factor: such as capitalism promotes technological expansion in order to increase the production and accumulation of wealth.
- Cultural factors: the secularization of thought and science are decisive factors in the change of social mentality.
- Technological factors: After the first industrial revolution, the existing social system was altered, extending to this day;
pointing in the following table some examples:
- Ancient guilds
- Current unions, and business organizations
- Female roles dedicated to domestic tasks
- Completely change, growing leisure time and concerns about leisure, recreational, sports activities
- Technological delays
- Technological advances; plane, television, Internet connection
- Labor precariousness
- Improvement of working conditions
conclusion
This definition complements the next; Social change is understood as the variation of the structures of society formed by ethical and cultural values, norms, symbols and cultural products, to causes of internal and external forces (multiplicity of factors) in the historical evolution, affecting the way of living and to see the world of those who make up that social group, and is studied by numerous social sciences, such as sociology, anthropology, economy, politics and history, among others.
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